The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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daa
9/10an
noun
general
worms
worm
worm (kind of) used for fishbait
daa
noun—   

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daawa
noun
general
action
legal action
madaawa
noun—   

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daawa
9/10
noun
general
dispute
legal dispute
daawa
noun—   

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daawa
9/10
noun
general
lawsuit
lawsuit
daawa
noun—   

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daawa
noun
general
claim
1
claim
madaawa
noun—   

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daba
5/6
noun
general
tin cans
can
tin can
madaba
noun—   

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daba
5/6an
noun
general
fools
fool
fool
madaba
noun—   

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daba
noun
general
metal
sheet metal
madaba
noun—   

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daba
noun
general
simpleton
simpleton
madaba
noun—   

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daba
noun
general
tank
1
tank
madaba
noun—   

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dabal moja
adverb
general
incessantly
incessantly
adverb—   

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dabal moja
adverb
general
non-stop
non-stop

masuali haya yaliulizwa dabal-moja [Moh]

adverb—   

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-dabaulo
verb
general
urinate
urinate
verb—   

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dabiku
9/10
noun
general
offerings
offering
offering
dabiku
noun—   

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dabiku
noun
general
sacrifice
sacrifice
dabiku
noun—   

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-dabiri
verb
general
find
find (again)
verb—   

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dabwadabwa
adjective
general
diluted
watery rice
diluted

wali wa dabwadabwa [Rec]

adjective—   

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dabwadabwa
adjective
general
fluid
fluid

wali wa dabwadabwa [Rec]

adjective—   

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dabwadabwa
adjective
general
watery
watery

wali wa dabwadabwa [Rec]

adjective—   

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dachia
9/10an
noun
agriculture
heifers
heifer
heifer
dachia
noun—   

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dada
9/10ca
noun
general
madada
sisters
sister
sister
dada

ndugu wa kike

noun—   

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dada
noun
general
address
address (said to women)
madada
noun—   

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-dadisa
verb
general
gird
gird
verb—   

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-dadisa
verb
general
wind
wind around
verb—   

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-dadisi
verb
general
inquisitive
be inquisitive
verb—   

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-dadisi
verb
general
investigate
investigate
verb—   

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-dadisi
verb
general
pump
pump
verb—   

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-dadisi
verb
general
question
besiege with questions
verb—   

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-dadisi
verb
general
spy
spy on
verb—   

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dado
noun
general
dice
dice
madado
noun—   

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dado
noun
general
die
die
madado
noun—   

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dado
noun
general
game
game played with dice
madado
noun—   

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dadu
noun
general
dice
dice
madadu
noun—   

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dadu
noun
general
die
die
madadu
noun—   

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dadu
noun
general
game
game played with dice
madadu
noun—   

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dafi
noun
general
tamborine
tamborine
dafi
noun—   

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dafina
9/10
noun
general
gifts
gift
gift (unexpected)
dafina
noun—   

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dafina
noun
general
precious
precious item
dafina
noun—   

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dafina
9/10
noun
general
unexpected presents
present
unexpected present
dafina
noun—   

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dafina
9/10
noun
general
treasure
treasure
dafina
noun—   

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dafina
9/10
noun
general
treasure troves
trove
treasure trove
dafina
noun—   

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dafina
9/10
noun
general
valuable items
valuable
valuable item
dafina
noun—   

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dafina
noun
general
windfall
windfall
dafina
noun—   

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dafrao
adverb
general
face
fight hand to hand
face to face

piga (pigana) dafrao [Rec]

adverb—   

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dafrao
9/10
noun
general
accidents
accident
two automobiles collided
accident
dafrao

motokaa mbili ziligongona (pigana) dafrao. [Rec]

noun—   

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dafrao
noun
general
clash
two automobiles collided
clash
dafrao

motokaa mbili ziligongona (pigana) dafrao. [Rec]

noun—   

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dafrao
9/10
noun
general
collisions
collision
two automobiles collided.
collision
dafrao

motokaa mbili ziligongona (pigana) dafrao. [Rec]

noun—   

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dafrao
noun
general
impact
two automobiles collided
impact
dafrao

motokaa mbili ziligongona (pigana) dafrao. [Rec]

noun—   

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daftari
noun
general
acount
account book
account book
madaftari

daftari ya hesabu [Rec]

noun—   

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daftari
noun
general
catalogue
account book
catalogue
madaftari

daftari ya hesabu [Rec]

noun—   

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